why you can’t fight your carb cravings
Saying no to a warm bowl of pasta or a hot pizza is difficult. Have you ever satisfied your carb craving and immediately regretted itIJ Well, new research finds it may not be your fault. Japanese researchers have found that neurons active under social stress increase one’s appetite for carbs, the Daily Mail reported. In a study conducted on mice, the team at Japan’s National Institute for Physiological Sciences discovered “neurons activated ate high-carbohydrate food at a rate of three times the mice under normal conditions” while decreasing appetite for fats, the report revealed. lead author of the study, Yasuhiko Minokoshi said the research is the first to show how the brain plays a role when it comes to preference for carbohydrates or fats. Researchers hope their findings could help lead to
a way for people to avoid unhealthy junk food. While we humans mostly choose what we eat depending on taste, how it really works is not yet known.
Differences in brain linked to Epilepsy
According to a recent study, epilepsy could be related to the major structural differences in our brain in relation to the previous data and estimations about the same. The study finds that epilepsy is interlinked with the thickness and volume of grey matter in several parts of the brain. The study, published in the journal Brain, is based on the working of brain in those who are diagnosed with epilepsy. It points out the major conditions which are involved with the differences in the brain. These abnormal outputs are not connected to any disturbance in the functioning of the brain. The lead author of the study says the common form of epilepsies could be related to the differences in the brain.
depression & cancer survival rates
Even mild depression among patients with head and neck cancer are associated with poorer overall survival, a new study has said. The findings indicated that patients should be screened and treated for depressive symptoms at the time of diagnosis. “We observed that patients with depressive symptoms suffered greater two-year overall mortality rates and this was especially true for those who did not achieve optimal response to medical treatment,” said study co-author Elizabeth Cash from the University of louisville School of Medicine. According to the researchers, many patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer experience symptoms of depression, which can make it difficult for them to manage treatment side effects, quit smoking, or maintain adequate nutrition or sleep habits. To see if depressive symptoms might affect patients’ health outcomes, researchers studied 134 patients with head and neck cancers who reported depressive symptoms.